United Front and publisher Square Enix have confirmed that new DLC content will be headed to Sleeping Dogs this October. The new DLC package will include a number of new missions and powerful upgrades for players to use in the exciting open world title.

In addition, a free Community Gift Pack will also be released that will be the first premium story-driven DLC pack for Sleeping Dogs. More specifics on the Community Pack will be unveiled at the upcoming Comic Con in New York.

While all of the prices and release dates have not been set in stone just yet, upcoming DLC will include the Street Racer Pack, The SWAT Pack (which adds 20 cop missions), The Tactical Soldier Pack, and, of course, the free Community Gift Pack. We expect the specifics to be made official at Comic Con in New York on October 14th.

The long-awaited Cold Stream DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 is inching much closer to release. Valve is reporting that it is close to a release as the development team continues making tweaks and swatting some pesky bugs.

While the latest posting on the Left 4 Dead 2 blog didn’t announce a release date, things are moving in the direction of an official announcement very soon.

Cold Stream is a big deal in that it contains a new community-made campaign, in addition to the classic maps Death Toll, Dead Air, Blood Harvest, and Crash Course. The DLC will also have a new melee weapon. The DLC when released will be coming to both Xbox 360 and PC.

New downloadable content is coming on January 18th for Gran Turismo 5 on the PlayStation 3. In addition to the 2.03 update being part of the release on the 18th, two new DLC packs will be offered.

The first new DLC pack is called the Speed Test Pack, which includes a new oval track that allows the use of a special performance measurement mode. With this measurement mode, players are able to test changes and tweaks before taking to the streets and racing with it. It is expected to cost $5 when released.

The second part of the new DLC will be the new Car Pack 3 which will add six additional new cars. The new cars include: Aston martin V12 Vantage, Jaguar XJR9, Lamborghini Aentador, Mini Countryman S 2011, and the Nissan Leaf. Car Pack 3 is expected to go for $6 when it drops.

Beyond the 2.03 update, we hear of new theme colors and wallpaper to be part of the update, according to our sources.

Batman: Arkham City will apparently be getting its first downloadable content offering for sale right after the release of the game. Three of the DLC offers were apparently posted before someone noticed and they were taken down.

The first offering will be the “Nightwing Character Pack” which has a release date of November 1st and will retail for $6.99. The second offering will apparently be called the “Robin bundle” which will arrive on November 22nd for a cost of $6.99, as well.

The third offering is called a “Skins Pack” that will be arriving on December 6th for $4.99. We suspect the skins pack will be a collection of all of the skins that are being offered by different promotions as such. The majority of the bigger retailers are offering some sort of skins to go with the game if you pre-order.

According to what we have been hearing, Warner is planning a much more robust collection of DLC offerings for Arkham City in an effort to try to sustain the momentum of the title.

The first downloadable content release for Gears of War 3 will be arriving November 1st. It will be called “Horde Command Pack” and will include three new maps and three new characters.

The new characters are said to be Onyx Guard, Big Rig Dizzy, and Bernie. In addition to the maps and characters, the pack will include additional weapon skins and new fortifications for Horde mode.

The Horde Command Pack will set you back 800 Microsoft Points ($10), or it is free if you already purchased the Gears of War 3 Season Pass. There is still time to purchase the Gears 3 Season Pass (which covers the first four DLC releases for $30), which is a $10 savings assuming that each DLC pack for Gears 3 will cost $10.

Due to the perhaps much unexpected popularity of Dead Island, the developers at Techland have apparently decided to focus on working to fix the reaming bugs and problems in the game before moving forward with first installment of DLC content for the game.

Techland has already released a couple of patches, but apparently they still have a way to go, if their posting on the official Dead Island Facebook page is any indication. It would seem, however, that putting the finishing touches on the game by resolving these issues would be good strategy if Techland wants to extend the game with additional DLC content.

The first DLC content that Dead Island players have been waiting for is called the Bloodbath Arena. While Techland has admitted that it is still in development, the work on it has been suspended while they work on the main game prior to finalizing the Bloodbath Arena code.

While reviews were mixed on Dead Island, it would seem that players could have cared less; they purchased the game regardless, with sales already eclipsing the two million copies sold mark. Our take on the game is that it is actually pretty good and has much potential. It has gotten better with each released patch on the Xbox 360 version, and with additional work it could continue to improve and just get better. The question is whether or not Techland has missed their window to extend the sales and buzz about Dead Island.

Sources tell us that a new version of LA Noire is coming soon for the holidays that will be called “The Complete Edition.” The Completed Edition of LA Noire will include all of the DLC content as a part of the package for free.

While we are only hearing rumors of a PC version, it would seem that a similar edition will be released at some point for the consoles. Rockstar has done this previously with other titles that had multiple additions of DLC content.

No word yet on when we can expect to see it, but the PC version should be out for the holidays; and we would not be surprised if we find out that console version offering with all of the DLC comes out before the end of the year, as well.

Microsoft will be offering a Season Pass for Forza 4. Actually, it comes as little surprise, as Microsoft has already been experimenting with this by offering a Season Pass for Gears of War 3.

The Forza 4 Season Pass will offer buyers all six (6) downloadable content packs for 2,400 Microsoft Points. At 2,400 Microsoft Points ($30) this price will represent a 30 percent savings over buying each of the packs individually. For those that opt not to purchase the Season Pass, these six (6) DLC packs will, of course, be offered for purchase at full price. Purchasers of the Season Pass will also get a bonus American Muscle pack for selecting the Season Pass.

These planned six DLC packs that are part of the Season Pass offering for Forza 4 will be released between November 2011 and April 2012. It is estimated that these six (6) DLC packs will offer at least 60 new cars to add to the Forza 4 driving fun.

It is currently unknown if this will be all the DLC content planned for Forza 4. We suspect that there could be additional offerings such as tracks that are not included in the Season Pass DLC that would be able to be purchased separately. Turn 10 has yet to confirm if this is the case, but we expect to hear more as we get closer to the release of Forza 4. The Forza 4 Season Pass can be purchased starting October 14th.

Sony has been able to get a deal done that will see full expansion packs for Battlefield 3 come to the PlayStation 3 first. The period of exclusivity for the PlayStation 3 will be only a week, however. The first exclusive will be Back to Karkand when it is released as DLC later this year.

The Back to Karkand map is modeled and designed as a tribute to one of the most popular, if not the most popular, map for Battlefield 2. Back to Karkand has gotten a total Frostbite 2 make over that makes it quite fresh.

The Back to Karkand DLC package will include 4 new maps, and one of them is said to be the ever popular Wake Island. The DLC will offer additional weapons and vehicles, of course. It will also offer new trophies, achievements, and in-game dog tags to obtain. For those that pre-ordered or are able to land their hands on the Limited Edition copy of the game, it will come free with the Back to Karkand expansion pack right in the box.

As we told you yesterday, the Beta featuring the Operation Meta map will start on September 29th and run until October 10th. From what we understand, this exclusivity will only apply to the console version game. It is currently unknown how EA and DICE plan to handle DLC for the PC version of BF3.

We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the free “thank you” DLC content for Red Dead Redemption ever since Rockstar announced it. We now have learned that it will be finally heading to download starting on September 13th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The DLC pack is called Myths & Mavericks and it adds an incredible amount of extra content to the game. (Could be more than most other pay DLC content!) The highlights of the new content include eight new multiplayer characters to try and 11 new multiplayer maps explore.

That seems to be a lot of content that Rockstar is just adding to the game for the fans. It would seem that the heavy multiplayer additions are a way to help keep the title fresh by getting those that might have set it aside to come back and play more of the multiplayer if they have not played in a while, or give it a try if they never have played it.

We would like to see more developers provide more free content, but it would seem that instead we will be treated to more pay DLC that should have been included at no charge in a game in the first place. It is moves like this that make gamers have such loyalty to Rockstar.